DAK Americas ArrayEBM - Manual

Array
®
EBM Product Information
polyethylene terephthalate resin
DAK Americas LLC
Gateway Corporate Center, Suite 210
223 Wilmington W Chester Pike• Chadds Ford, PA 19317
1-888-738- 2002 • fax: 610-558-7385 • www.dakamericas.com
PDS-B95A Rev 04/10
DAK Americas
ISO 9001:2008
#10004457
Product Description
Array ® EBM polyethylene terepthalate (PET) resin is designed to have the melt strength and slow
crystallization rate required to produce large handle ware containers by extrusion blow molding. It
performs exceptionally well in the manufacture of thick walled containers where maintaining clarity and
neutral color are important. The higher intrinsic viscosity of this product gives the melt strength required
to maintain parison shape in continuous extrusion.
This product can be used with up to 50% in-plant regrind provided that the regrind has been dried.
In addition, DAK has designed Array
® EBM to be recyclable with other PET products and this product
has met the APR Critical Guidance Document guidelines for PET
Food Contact
Array
®
EBM is ideally suited for food packaging applications and may be used in contact with food as
described on Food Contact Notification (FCN) 635 in full compliance with the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act.
Sales Specifications (5860)
Property Value Unit Test Method
Intrinsic Viscosity 1.10 +- 0.03 dL/g DAK-QAR-SOP-0012
Color L* 81 +- 4 Hunter LP-100
Color b* -0.5+- 2.5 Hunter LP-100
Acetaldehyde 2 max ppm DAK-QAR-SOP-0010
Moisture Content (as packaged) 0.25 max Weight % DAK-QAR-SOP-0013
Fines (as packaged, +24 Mesh Size) 0.10 max Weight % DAK-QAR-SOP-0014
Chip Size 49 to 59 Chips/g DAK-QAR-SOP-0015
Melt Point 235 to 245 °C DAK-QAR-SOP-0016
*This a development product. The specifications have not been finalized and are subject to change.
This product is spherical PET resin pellets made by the DAK Americas Melt-Tek® process.
These values represent the anticipated performance data for these polyester resins and intermediates; they are not intended to
be used as design data. We believe this information is the best currently available on the subject. It is offered as a possible
helpful suggestion in the experimentation you may care to undertake along these lines. It is subject to revision as additional
knowledge and experience is gained. DAK Resins makes no guarantee of results and assumes no obligation or liability
whatsoever in connection with this information. This publication is not a license to operate under, or intended to suggest
infringement of, any existing patents.
CAUTION: Do not use in medical applications involving permanent implantation in the human body. For other medical
applications, see “DAK Medical Caution Statement”.